Bug#923090: reportbug: Please add information about systems tainted due to merged-usr-via-symlinks

[Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>]

Package: reportbug
Version: 7.5.2
Severity: wishlist

Hi!

The merged-/usr deployment method of using directory symlinks, instead
of properly moving the files or symlinking the contents of these
directories is broken by design.

Please see <https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2019/02/msg00251.html>.

I'd appreciate if you could add information on filed bugs about such
tainted systems. For dpkg I added the following bug-script:

  ,---
  #!/bin/sh

  set -e

  for d in /bin /sbin /lib /lib32 /libo32 /libx32 /lib64; do
    if [ "$(readlink $d)" = "usr$d" ]; then
      echo "System tainted due to merged-usr-via-symlinks." >&3
      break
    fi
  done
  `---

Thanks,
Guillem